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The cease-fire agreement reached last week contained stipulations for an increase of aid into the territory, where it had been sharply curtailed.

The conference was billed as a celebration of China’s achievements in supporting women. But the government has mostly wiped out independent advocacy groups.

The plaza in Tel Aviv has been a focal point for rallies for the release of the hostages and a gathering place for their families and supporters.

Our Beijing bureau chief Keith Bradsher reports on new solar and wind projects on the Tibetan Plateau.

A religion writer and an investigative reporter discuss the Christian group that is forging ties across the Atlantic.

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.

Isolated confrontations have intensified over the past week into the sharpest escalation of violence between the two countries in years.

Under the first phase of the new cease-fire deal, all of the living hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in the next 24 hours in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Qantas Airways said criminals stole nearly six million of its customer records in July as part of an attack on companies around the world.

A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.

The Qatari prime minister told The New York Times that Gaza war mediators decided to delay talks on more difficult issues so a hostage-prisoner swap could be concluded quickly.

U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs.

Israeli soccer officials expected the demonstrations to persist even after a cease-fire took hold in Gaza.

The arrest warrants, issued for more than two dozen people, were part of the country’s continuing struggle to come to terms with its authoritarian past.

“Elbows Up!” is a collection of essays by prominent Canadians like Margaret Atwood that seeks to make something positive out of Canada’s identity angst.

Israel’s advocates fear that its conduct of the war has cost it the support of an entire generation of U.S. voters.

The crash was in Sharm el Sheikh, where indirect talks between Israel and Hamas led to a breakthrough deal. The city will also host a summit on Monday.

A New York Times investigation points to a coordinated campaign of destruction during last month’s unrest. An official inquiry is underway but answers are growing harder to find.

The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.

Beijing’s trade curbs and President Trump’s tariff threats show how quickly calm can give way to confrontation between the two largest economies.